On another note, I’d back a Lairs & Encounters Kickstarter in a heartbeat as, of the two, it sounds like it’ll be of far more use to me.
Don’t get me wrong, I expect you’ll be seeing my hard-earned (not really) coin on an Auran Empire Kickstarter, too.
Have you thought of concocting a poll about whether or not there would be a lack of interest in another Kickstarter? I have some trouble believing that, myself, as Kickstarter doesn’t really carry the same kind of “oh, so you don’t have the money?” stigma it might have once had. I’ve seen several Kickstarter campaigns from a single company each do successively better than the last.
I will also declare myself more interested in lairs & encounters. nothing against the auran empire, it’s just that I’m already running a game not in that setting, so reading about it now doesn’t do me as much good.
I would participate in kickstarter for both products, now that I’ve discovered Autarch. Is there any maps of the Auran Empire, Jutland, Kemish, and the other nations. posted anywhere?
Between L&E and Auran Empire I’m more interested in Auran Empire. Unless I’m missing something special (Lord knows that’s possible) about L&E I think I’ve got enough sources for monsters and small monsters.
Settings to either run a campaign in, or steal mercilessly from are of more use to me.
Personally I’m a little more excited for L&E than the auran empire setting, but judging by the thread about thief skills and powerful spells, it seems like Alex is riffing on heroic ACKs the hardest. Such is the purview of the independent designer, though, he gets to work on what he finds most interesting
Oh, I’ve been working on Lairs & Encounters, too! Don’t worry. Everything is proceeding according to plan*.
*With the exception of James Malizeswki’s departure, Tavis Allison’s twins, 2 year delay on Dwimmermount, 9 month delay on Domains at War, achievement of Guns of War bonus goal, and arrival of D&D 5th Edition.
As a late bonus goal to Domains at War, we wooed Lamentations of the Flame Princess players by offering to write a separate supplement called Guns of War, with rules for gunpowder. It funded, so I had to write it.
Sadly my knowledge of the Early Modern Era is not as robust as my knowledge of the Ancient and Medieval Eras, so it’s been a toughie.